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A US Army Apache helicopter was downed near the Strait of Hormuz on June 8, with the two crew members rescued by an American sea drone. Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock

US and Iran’s exchange of strikes shows how far diplomacy has changed

The Middle East risks state of permanent confrontation where violence periodically erupts, diplomacy intervenes and neither changes the underlying reality.
A protester wearing a mask of Amit Shah, India’s home minister, looks through a scope during a rally accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of using military-grade spyware to monitor political opponents, journalists and activists. AP Photo/Altaf Qadri

From exporting spyware to surveilling activists – how democracies became the new digital authoritarians

Democracies can either defend rights in the digital age, or drift into complicity as the architects of a new, global authoritarianism enabled by AI.
Global health efforts are vital for effective pandemic governance and preparedness. Looking back to the not so distant past, across the world emergency responses to Covid-19 wildly differed – particularly in the Global South. Hunthomas/Shutterstock

Ebola, hantavirus… how eroding global health cooperation could threaten worse crises ahead

Global health funding cracks do not bode well for pandemic governance as recent disease outbreaks are reminding us. What does this mean for developing countries and how do they cope with health emergencies?
The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, joins Donald Trump for a dinner at the White House in November 2025. Anna Rose Layden / EPA

Trump’s call to expand Abraham accords is destined to fail

Few Middle Eastern leaders can agree to Trump’s proposal for all Arab and Muslim states to sign the Abraham accords.
Local residents walk along a sidewalk as smoke rises over a street following a Russian attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 14. Maxym Marusenko / EPA

From Iran to Ukraine, lasting ceasefires remain elusive

The current pattern of short-term ceasefires with fragile extensions is likely to continue.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrive for a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 17, 2026. Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Why the Iran war is breaking the US‑European strategic alliance

European leaders are learning they cannot rely on Washington, and that the US will act against their interests and at their economic expense.

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